• Niagara Falls is comprised of three waterfalls: American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and Horseshoe Falls.

• The American and Bridal Veil Falls were turned off in 1969 by the U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers to study the effects of erosion.

• The water that flows over the Falls is at 25-50% capacity at any given time.

• The first person to go over the Falls in a barrel was 63-year-old school teacher Annie Edson Taylor.

• The Cave of the Winds attraction at the Falls is torn down and re-built every year.

• Niagara Falls State Park is the oldest State Park in the United States.

• The birth of Niagara Falls can be traced back more than 12,000 years to the end of the last glacial period.

• Despite myths to the contrary, Niagara Falls does not freeze in the winter. However, the flow of water was reduced to a mere trickle for a few hours on March 29, 1848 because of an ice jam upstream in the Niagara River.

• During periods of peak flow in the summer and fall, more than 700,000 gallons of water per second pour over Niagara Falls.

• 20 percent of fresh drinking water in the United States goes over the Falls.

• At one time, P.T. Barnum wanted to turn Goat Island (inside Niagara Falls State Park) into a circus ground.

• Energy from the Niagara River has been harnessed for hydro-electric power generation as far back as the mid-eighteenth century.

• Power generation facilities along the Niagara River supply more than one-quarter of all power used in New York State and Ontario.

• 50 to 75 percent of the water flowing along the Niagara River is diverted from going over the Falls to hydroelectric power generating stations.

• One of the oldest surviving United States flags is permanently displayed at Fort Niagara. It was captured by the British during the War of 1812.

• Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University features a world-class collection of contemporary art and“Freedom Crossing: The Underground Railroad in Greater Niagara” gallery.

• The historic village of Lewiston was the site of the first battle of the War of 1812 and the last stop for slaves escaping to freedom on the Underground Railroad.

• The original Flight of Five locks that were built in 1840 still exist along the Erie Canal in Lockport.

• Surrounded by water, Niagara USA is a fishing mecca that offers exciting opportunities in and on Lake Ontario, the Niagara River and the Erie Canal.